Bottle closure and method of producing the same



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"o. N. TEVANDER BOTTLE CLOSURE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME Filed May 20,

:"4 i agency. The cement that is preferred w' Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITED STA'ES oLor'n. TEVANDER, or calmed-rumors,- ASSIGNOR ro srennann car. & SEAL GORPORA'BION, or cn caeo, rumors, A oonronarron'or vmemm.

BOTTLE CLOSURE A1\ TD iunrnon or rnonucme m:

Application filed May 20,.1926. Serial No. 110,448.

My invention relates to bottle closures and to a method of producing the same.

In practicing the method of my invention I place a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck and I also place aring into tight engagement with the cap shirt by relatively moving adjacent portlOfiS of the ring oppositely and circumferentiay.

In accordance with one feature of the method of my invention I assemble these adjacent ring portions with a bond which is preferably secured to the cap whereby these ring portions are placed in suitable relation to each other and the ring as a whole is held in itsrelation to the cap. In accordance with another characteristic of the method of my invention I employ a split ring, that is, aring having free ends which are assembled with each other, in ring contracting relation, and with the cap skirt by means of cement carried by .thecap skirt and which cement is preferably a tinned coating provided upon'a metal plate which, itself, is secured to the cap skirt and thereby.-

assembles the cement with the cap. skirt. This metal plate constitutes a bond, supplied in addition to the cap skirt, between the ends of the split ring and thereby completes the ring about the cap skirt. The invention, k

placed over the mouthof the bottle and over however, is not to be limited to this method of providing'the cement upon the. cap skirt.

In the preferred embodiment'of the invention the ends of the ring are. spaced apart and one of these endshas a free extension which maybe readily gras ed in order that this portion of "the ring en may be readily 'torn fromjthe bond when the cap is to be removed. .The cement is .of such a nature.

that it may be-fluxed by a suitable flux'in flux in -respo'nse to heat. I desirably-bring ..the cement to atem stature which will cause .it to flux and; et w ich isinsufliclent to ma-- e cap, wlnch isusually madetjerially burn t otpaper.

:The structure of my invention is inclusive; ofga bottle whose neck is 'e'xt'e 'nalslli'i enlargedv at the mouth of; the a about the bottle neck, a ring tracted about the skirt of the cap and bottle "whereafter the en'dsofthe "cemented tothe bond 9 -by placed over the mouth of the bottle and tightly con neck and having portions drawn and extending oppositely and circumferentially of the ring to contract the ring, and a bond prefer ably secured to the cap skirt and secured to said ring portions and holding these ring portions in" ring contracting relation.

The method and a preferred construction of my invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. l is a perspective view of a bottle with a cap thereon;

l ig. 2 is a sectional view online 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a'sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 illustrating a part of the bot tle; Fig. 4 is a view, on a larger scale, of a part of the structure shown in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic illustration of the preferred way of practicing the method of my invention.

The bottle 1, illustrated, is one 'whichis commonly employed for containing milk. or

cream, It has an external enlargement or surrounding bead 2 at themouth of the bottle.) It is customary to, provide an annular seat 3 at the mouth of the bottle for re-' ceiving a paper closure disc 4, this closure disc, however,forming no essential part of my invention. A cap 5, preferably paper, is

' non-resilient bond 9 also coated with cement,

preferabl. tin, as indicated at 10. The bond 1s desira-b y permanently secured to the cap as :7, are drawn upon oppositely and circumferentiallyuntil the-ca Sl 11l'/ l1B.S beensufiiciently tightlyfengage with the bottleneck if con -8 'and 10. This fiuzgin'g is accom- P 1 a-meant hea app edW-t a a d;

uxiligthe tin of the split ring 7 and the bond 9. Sufficient heat may'be applied to the tin upon the split ring and bond by means of current furnished from three pairs of dry battery cells 12 connected in multiple and furnishing a pressure of, say, five volts. The terminals 13 and 14 are desirably applied to the split ring 7 adjacent the ends of the bond 9 until the adjacent tin surfaces of the bond and ring ends are fluxed to cause these tin surfaces to merge asindicated at 15 in Figs. 3 and 4. The ends of the split ring are desirably spaced apart, being bridged b the bond. A

portion of one of the ends 0 ring 7 is free of direct attachment to the bond as indicated at 16 whereby this end of the split ring may be readilytorn from the bond when the cap is to be removed from the bottle.

The'cap employed is preferably'of paper and ofthe construction disclosed in Patent 1,117,147 dated November 10, 1914. The

-method of my invention is a material improvement upon the prior methods employed for contracting cap holding rings about the skirts of caps such as disclosed in Patent 947,502 dated January 25, 1910. It will also be observed that the structure of my inven tion is a material improvement upon that disclosed in the first aforesaid Patent 1,117 147 in many respects among which is the ease with which the ring of my present invention may be broken in order that the cap held thereby may be removed from the bottle it covers.

I do not wish to'be limited to the method herein disclosed for producing the product. It is obvious that changes may be made without departing from the invention.

Having thus described my invention, '1 claim 1. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap over the .tracted.

month of the.bottle and about the bottle neck; securing a bond to the skirt of the cap; placing a ring into-tight engagement with the cap by relatively moving adjacent ring portions oppositely and circumferentia-lly; and assembling said ring portions with said bond while the-ring is contracted to hold the ring contracted. v

2. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap over the mouth of the .bottle and about the, bottle neck; securing a bond to theskirt of the cap; placing a split ring about thecap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring into tight engagement with the cap by relative-' 1y moving the ends of the ring oppositely and circumferentially; and securing the ends of the ring to said bond while the ring is contracted to hold the ring c'on- 3. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bott e neck; placing a split ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring, with the end portions of the ring spaced apart, into tight engagement with the cap by relatively moving the ends of the ring oppositely and circumferentially; interposing abond. that is inclusive of cementitious material, between the spaced apart ends of the ring; subjecting the cementitious material to .a fiuxing'agency'to cause it to flux; and permitting the cementitious material to harden While the ring iscontracted to hold the ring contracted.

4. The method of sealing a bottle which consists inplacing a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about thebottle neck; placing .a split ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring, with the end portions of the ring spaced apart, into tight engagement with the cap by relatively moving the ends of the ring oppositely and circumferentially; placing abond between the ends of the ring; placing cement between the bond and the ends of the ring that will flux in response to heat; ap-

5. The method of sealing a bottle which -5 consists in placing a skirted cap over the mouth'of the bottle and about the bottle neck; placing a split ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring 1ntot1ght engagement with the cap by rela- 1m) tively moving the ends of the ring oppositely and circumferentially; placing a metallic bond between the ends of the ring; placing cement between 'the bond and the ends of the ring that will flux in response to 11,-

heat;; passing sntficient' electric current rthro'ugh said bond to heat the bond to flux the cement: and permitting the cement to harden while the ring is contracted to hold the ring contracted; i

6. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap overthe mouth of the bottle and about'the bottle neck: placing a split ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring into tight engagement with the cap by'relatively moving the ends-of the ring oppositely and circumferentially; placing a bond between the, ends of the ring; placing electric current'conducting cement. between the bond and the ends of the ring that will flux in response to heat; passingv sufficient electric current through the cement to flux it; and permitting the cementto harden while the ring is contractedto' hold the ring con- 125 tracted.

- 7. A bottle whose neck is externally en-.

larged at themouth of the bottle ;"in combi-. nation with a skirted cap placed over the mou h of the bottle and about the "bottle 13o skirt of the cap and bottle neck and having neck; I a rin portions drawn and extending oppositely and circumferentiall of ,the'ring to con? tract the ring, said ring being below the en'- largement at the mouth of the bottle; and a bond secured to thescap skirt and. to said ring portions-and holding those ring portions in rin contractingrelation.

'8 A bott e whose-neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle; in .combination with a skirted ca'p laced over the mouth of the bottle and a out the bottle neck; a ring. tightly contracted about the skirt of the cap and bottle neck .and having portions 'drawn and extending oppositely and circumferentially ofthe ring to contract the ring, said ring being below the enlargement, at the mout of the'bottle; and a bond secured to the cap. and inclusive of cement adhering to said ring portions to hold these ring portions inring contracting relation.

9. A bottle whose neckjis. externally en'- larged at the mouth of the bottle; in combination'with a skirted cap placedqover the mouth of the bottle and'about the bottle tightly contracted about the skirt of the cap and bottle neck and having portions drawn oppositely and circumferentially of'the to contract the ring,'

' said ring being below the enlargement at the mouth of the bottle;- and ,a bond secured to the cap skirt and to said ring portions and holding these ring portions in rmg contracting relation.

' nation with a skirted cap placed over the shock 1 tracted.

mouth ofvthe bottle and about the bottle a ring tightly contracted about the skirt of the cap and bottleneckand having portions drawn oppositely and circumferentially ofthe ring to contract the ring, said.

ring being below the enlargement 'at the mouth'of the bottlefanda bond secured to the gap skirt'and inclusive of cement .ad--

hering to; saidring portions to hold these ring portions in ring contracting relation.

11. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in' lacing a skirted cap over the mouth of t e bottle and about the bottle neck; placing a split ring about the, cap

skirt and bpttle neck; coiitracting the ring,

with the end portions of the ring spaced apart, into'tig t engagement with the cap by relatively movingthe ends of the ring oppositely and circumferentially; placing a bond between the ends of] the ring; placing cement between the bond and the'ends of the ring that will flux; applying a fluxing 'agency to the cement to cause it to flux; and

permitting the cement to harden while the ring is contracted to hold the r ng conconsists in apart ends of the ring;

, the cement to harden portions of the rin engfement with tfi 10. A bottle whose neck is externally en larged at the mouth of the bottle; in combi- "titious material,

"12. The method of sealing a bottle which lacing a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle andiabout the bottle neck; placing a split ring, with the end portions of the ring spaced apart, into tight engagement with the cap by relativel moving the ends of the ring oppositely an circumferenti'ally; interposing a bond, that is inclusiye ofcementitious material which will flux in response to heat, between the spaced subjecting the cementitious material to heat to cause it to flux; and permitting the cementitious material to harden while the ring is contracted to hold the rin contracted.

- 13. e method of sealing a bottle which .consists in lacing'a skirted cap over the mouth of tiie bottle and about the bottle neck; placinga ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring into tight engagement with the cap by relatively moving adjacent portions of the ring oppositely and' circumferentially; placing a bond at said adjacent portions of the ring; placing cement between the bond and portions of the. ring that will flux In respouse to heat; applying suflicient heat to the cement to cause it to flux; and permitting tracted to hold the ring contracted.

14. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placinga skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; placing a split-ring, with the end spaced apart, into tight e cap" by relatively movmg is e ends of'the ring oppositely and circnmferentiall initially assembling cementhatwill flux in response 'tovlieat, w.ith the cap .ti'ons; 'subjecti the cementitious material 5 to heat to cause it to flux upon said ring portions and ermitting the cementitious materialto bar on whilethe ring is contracted to hold the ring contracted.

"l5. The m'ethod of sealing a bottle which consists in mouth of t neck; placing a ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring into tight e gagementwith the cap by relatively movlacing a skirted cap over the and circumferentially; initially assembling cementitious mater al, that will flux in ,re-

said adjacent" while the ring is con-- skirt at said ring pore bottle and'about the bottle.

g adjaoentportions of the ring oppositelycementitious material to cause it to flux upon said ring portions and permitting the cementitiou's material to harden while thering is contracted to hold the ringcontracted.

16. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap overs-the mouth of the bottle and about the bottleneck; placing a ring about the cap skirt and bottle neck; contracting the ring into tight 13o erigageinent with'the cap byrelativel'yirioi ra n d permitting the cementitious'material t0 'in'g"a' jacent portions of the, ring oppositely tharden while the ring is contracted 'to hold and cu'cumferentially; initially fissembling the iirgg contracte'i. 1

' cementitious material, that will flux, with the In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe cap skirt at said ring portioris; applying "a my name. v v u fluxing agency-:to the cementitious "material I to cause it to flu x 'upen's'aid ring p0i'ti0n's; OLOF-N. TEVANDER. 

